US 6,526,709 B1 · Replacement window installation and flashing system

Abstract

A Replacement Window Installation and Flashing System consisting mainly of an Interior Jam Liner and an Exterior Cap. The Interior Jam Liner is of an elongated extruded shape; it is designed for installation around the perimeter of a window opening that has been prepared by collapsing and removing the original window frame. After being cut to the desired length the Interior Jam Liner is installed on all 4 sides of the window opening so that a vertical member on the Interior Jam Liner is positioned in the area that was previously occupied by the original windows nailing fin. An opposed vertical member at the back of the Interior Jam Liner forms a stop with which to set a new replacement window against. After the new replacement window is positioned against this stop and fastened into place, the Exterior Cap, also an elongated extruded shape, is cut to length, assembled as a rectangle, and mated with the Interior Jam Liner by a male-female self-securing connection. The original “new construction” type of seal is retained and rainwater is channeled away by the Interior Jam Liner.

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Dependent claims

A Replacement Window Installation and Flashing System for installing a replacement window in a wall having a window jam and siding disposed over subsiding, the window jam having a jam liner, said system comprising:

an interior jam liner including:
an interior jam liner horizontal first member for contacting the jam liner of the window jam,
an interior jam liner vertical third member extending upwards from an intermediate position on said interior jam liner horizontal first member, said interior jam liner vertical third member for disposing between the siding and the subsiding, and
an interior jam liner horizontal fourth member extending forward from an intermediate position on said interior jam liner vertical third member,
wherein a channel is formed by a predetermined offset between said interior jam liner horizontal fourth member and an adjacent portion of said interior jam liner horizontal first member;
and
an exterior cap including,
an exterior cap vertical first member,
an exterior cap horizontal fourth member extending backwards from an intermediate position on said exterior cap vertical first member, said exterior cap horizontal fourth member for inserting in said channel on said interior jam liner so that said exterior cap partially covers the replacement window and the siding to prevent water from seeping into the wall;
and
wherein said interior jam liner horizontal first member connects to the jam liner of the window jam.

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an interior jam liner including:
an interior jam liner horizontal first member for contacting the jam liner of the window jam,
an interior jam liner vertical third member extending upwards from an intermediate position on said interior jam liner horizontal first member, said interior jam liner vertical third member for disposing between the siding and the subsiding, and
an interior jam liner horizontal fourth member extending forward from an intermediate position on said interior jam liner vertical third member,
wherein a channel is formed by a predetermined offset between said interior jam liner horizontal fourth member and an adjacent portion of said interior jam liner horizontal first member;
and
an exterior cap including,
an exterior cap vertical first member,
an exterior cap horizontal fourth member extending backwards from an intermediate position on said exterior cap vertical first member, said exterior cap horizontal fourth member for inserting in said channel on said interior jam liner so that said exterior cap partially covers the replacement window and the siding to prevent water from seeping into the wall;
and
wherein said interior jam liner further includes an interior jam liner vertical second member extending downwards from an end of said interior jam liner horizontal first member that is opposite said channel, said interior jam liner vertical second member for contacting the replacement window so as to prevent a rearward movement of the replacement window.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Replacement window installation and flashing system

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Replacement window installation and flashing system

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